Puttrebäcken
northern salmon river · 58°N
flow 48 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Puttrebäcken is a northern salmon river. The water flows — fish hold behind rocks, in current seams and pools, letting the food drift to them. On high water the fish run upstream; on low water they sit tight in the deeper runs.
Permits & rules
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Puttrebäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Kjell Krügersalmon52 cm
- 2Maria Lundsea trout36 cm
- 3Anders Månssontrout33 cm
- 4Stefan Brandttrout28 cm
- 5Elin Hansentrout28 cm
- 6Axel Nyströmperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmKjell Krüger
sea trout36 cmMaria Lund
trout28 cmStefan Brandt
perch18 cmAxel Nyström
The same water, for real
